We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Massachusetts Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
251,530 90.49% $85,215 H-1B
21,761 7.83% $124,662 PERM
2,879 1.04% $98,182 E-3 Australian
1,798 0.65% $27,267 H-2A

As of May 2023, Massachusetts has seen a total of 277,968 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Massachusetts is the H-1B visa with 251,530 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.49% of Massachusetts's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 21,761 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.83% of Massachusetts's total visas.

Top Occupations in Massachusetts (All Years)

Massachusetts Employees Over Time
Massachusetts has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 11,636 employees were hired. Massachusetts peaked in 2018 with 21,834 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3,321 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Massachusetts From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Argentina 30 $76,198 48.39%
Poland 28 $77,926 51.85%
Costa Rica 27 $93,076 50.00%
Singapore 25 $96,940 48.08%
Jordan 24 $88,869 46.15%
El Salvador 24 $65,791 48.00%
Ghana 21 $72,790 42.00%
Chile 21 $92,762 42.86%
Syria 19 $106,499 40.43%
Zimbabwe 19 $80,396 42.22%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Red Oak Sourcing Llc 6 $80,815 85.71%
Cyberbest Technology Inc 6 $59,492 85.71%
Codesoft International Inc 6 $61,090 85.71%
Netpro Logic Inc 6 $63,201 85.71%
Telligen Tech Inc 6 $89,776 85.71%
Monsanto Company 6 $94,775 85.71%
Advaitaa Technologies Inc 6 $73,909 85.71%
Pegasus Management Inc 6 $68,557 85.71%
Itvorks Inc 6 $73,292 85.71%
Hitachi Consulting Software Services 6 $69,420 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 499 $33,555 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 430 $26,030 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 136 $31,332 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 32 $33,461 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 14 $25,962 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 14 $31,609 100.00%
Crop Production 9 $30,971 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 7 $30,237 100.00%
Apple Orchards 6 $33,426 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 6 $36,140 100.00%

Massachusetts Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Massachusetts to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Massachusetts over all years is $85,215. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage